GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| hygiene | a science of the establishment and maintenance of health |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |